The Khadi & Village Industries Schemes are the backbone of the Rural India's Economy. Khadi was evolved as a concept during India's struggle for freedom against the colonial British Raj. This signified concept of Swadeshi, the popular slogan of the freedom struggle in the early 20th Century, and in concrete term was an assertion of Indian capability to manufacture their own cloth in contrast to the imported fabric coming from Manchester and Lancashire that had initially provided incentives to the British Thrust in India in the aftermath of industrial revolution. Naturally in the pre independence era, the scheme was implemented by the NGOs.

After independence — even though the cause of the concept was no more in existence, the Govt. felt the need to provide rural artisans with requisite support organisation in order to help them to flourish. In 1957 a statutory body the Khadi Village Industries Commission was established with the objective to plan, program, and promote Khadi & Village Industries. At the level of the State, it was decided to have a State Khadi & Village Industries Boards. All State Khadi & Village Industries Board in the country are financed by the KVIC to implement the schemes in their states in accordance with their norms and guidelines and keeping in view the local conditions.

Delhi Khadi & Village Industries Board is a statutory body of Govt. of NCT of Delhi established in 1983 (01-05-1983) by extending Himachal Pradesh Khadi & Village Industries Board Act, 1966 to the Union Territory of Delhi.

The main aim of the Board is to promote and popularize Khadi & Village products and create awareness among the masses and also to generate employment in the National Capital Territory of Delhi NCT of Delhi especially in the rural as well as in urban areas of Delhi.

Although an Autonomous Body, the Board is a 100% Govt. Aided Institution with Principal Secretary Industries, Govt. of Delhi as its administrative Head.

Delhi Khadi & Village Indusries Board — Thepresent constitution of the Board is as under :-

In the N.C.T. of Delhi, the implementation of the KVI scheme is done by the Delhi Khadi & Village Industries Board, which was established on 1.5.83. This Board has been reconstituted from time to time; the last one on 19.06.2014. The Board is working as an implementing agency for the developmental schemes launched from time to time by the KVIC, Govt. of India and Govt. of NCT of Delhi & offer different kind of services.